Zanettos
65, Trikoupis St. Old Town (22765501) Open Daily 6pm-12 midnight. This traditional tavern has been going since 1938 and its popularity is underlined by the photos decorating the walls depicting many of Greece’s brightest and best stars who have visited. They have evidently heard about its traditional Cypriot meze, made with only the finest and freshest ingredients mostly sourced from local Nicosia farmers.
Fish Family Nest
4, Kerameikou St. Strovolos (22427160) Open Daily 12 noon-3pm & 7pm-11pm. For a traditional Cypriot fish meze without having to go to a seaside town, this is pleasant and hospitable place which has some top-quality dishes, including deep-fried red mullet and delicious prawns. 1, Agiou Pavlou St. Agios Andreas (22780937, 22772459) Open Tue-Sun 12.30pm-3.30pm & 7pm-11pm. Make your selection from the huge refrigerated display case containing grouper, sea bream, sea bass, gilthead bream, king prawns, squid, inkfish, octopus and swordfish and your choice will soon be brought to your table, cooked to perfection. Very popular for business lunches.
Mayiopoula
Corner of Diagorou St. & 16A, Panteli Katelari St. (22665577) Open Daily12 noon-4pm & 7pm-11pm. At this aristocratic but accessible-to-all restaurant, you can enjoy fish soup before the main course of fresh fish that you will choose in advance from the display cabinet and decide whether you want it grilled, steamed or fried. The gourmet fusion dishes are as impressive to taste as they look and the service is impeccable. The home-made desserts are not to be missed for anything.
Mediterranean Something Fishy
41-43, Klimentos St. (77777758) Open Daily 12 noon-3pm & 6pm-11pm. Whether you choose to eat in the comfortable dining room or on the veranda of this simply decorated place, you’ll taste some delicious grilled dishes including kebabs, burgers and spicy sausages or a selection of seafood and fish. The platters are impressive and live music adds to the experience.
Ocean Basket
15, 1st October St., Agia Napa, Famagusta District (23721703); Constantinos The Great Beach Hotel, Protaras, Famagusta District (23823606); 8, Athinon Ave. (Phinikoudes Promenade), Larnaca (24665400); My Mall, Shop 169, Zakaki, Limassol (25392574); George I St., Yermasoyia, Limassol (25577716); 18, Themistocles Dervis St., Nicosia (22673777); Avanti Holiday Village Piazza, Poseidon Ave., Paphos (26961379) Open Daily 12 noon-11pm. Seafood is only half the story at this three-time 24 Time Out Cyprus | Eating Guide
Pyxida island with a wine cellar to match, this multiple Time Out Eating Award winner’s cuisine reveals its French and international influences as well as fusion elements. The exceptional wine list features more than 800 labels.
D.O.T. winner of a Time Out Eating Award in the Readers’ Choice category. Whether you choose fish or sushi, its value-for-money prices guarantee that you’ll smile when you get the bill. Since 2008, when the South African chain opened its first Cyprus outlet in Paphos, it has become hugely popular with everyone looking for a fish restaurant that is special and different
AJÕs
50, Archbishop Makarios III Ave. (22761515) Open Daily 8.30am-1am. The well-appointed veranda with its comfortable couches is the perfect place to enjoy quality coffees, tasty snacks, generous salads and platters to share as well as some inspired main courses by the Greek chef who has worked extensively in France.
Paragadi
3, Niovis St. (22491310) Open Daily 12 noon4pm & 7pm-12 midnight. Great customer service which starts before you have opened the menu as the manager helps you select the freshest fish available while an assortment of starters appears at your table. For dessert, the spoon sweets are wonderful. Booking is advisable.
Pyxida
5, Menandrou St. (22445636) Open Daily 12.30pm-3pm, 7.30pm-11pm. The restaurant celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and its success is partly to do with the superb 19-dish fish meze but also for its other seafood and fish dishes and reasonable prices. You will definitely want to return. Booking is essential.
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7, Kefallinias St., Acropolis/Strovolos (22490007) Open Mon-Sun 12.00-15.00, 19.30-23.30. This attractively decorated Time Out Eating Award winner guarantees fresh fish and attentive service. A traditional fish tavern, it started up at Latchi, Paphos many years ago before opening this popular sister restaurant in the capital..
Chateau Status
AJÕs
Psarotaverna O Philippos
7, Tseri Ave. (22314020) Open Mon-Sat 7.30pm-11pm. There is no menu here: what is available is always the catch of the day so some nights the choice can be quite limited! The seating area alone in this familyrun fish tavern, which has one of the best traditional courtyards in Nicosia, is worth the visit.
International 1900 Oinou Melathron Bistrot
11-13 Pasikratous St. Eleftheria Square (22667668) Open Mon-Sat 6pm-12 midnight. As one of the few excellent restaurants on the
12, Markou Drakou St. Ledra Palace (77771167) www.phokion.com Open Daily 11am-2am Located just a stone’s throw away from the Ledra Palace Green Line checkpoint, this multifunctional bar and restaurant complex, whose décor resembles that of a glammed-up rustic Greek tavern, offers fusion cuisine from around the globe. Extremely popular with VIPs, artists and others
Domus Lounge Bar and Restaurant
5, Korae St. (22433722) Open Daily 8.30pm-2am (kitchen until 11.30pm). An award-winning, chic fine dining restaurant that turns into a trendy chillout lounge after midnight, Domus offers modern international style cuisine and friendly first-class service. Very popular with those who want to ‘see and be seen’. Reservations are essential.
D.O.T
6A, Athinas St. (22101228) Open Tue-Sun 7pm-11pm, Sat-Sun 11am-2pm. Eating Guide | Time Out Cyprus 25
Nicosia
Nicosia
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